Publications
Shifting towards sustainability: How the APOI is changing palm oil production in West and Central Africa
1 December 2019This publication provides a regional overview of the Africa Palm Oil Initiative's (APOI) progress across West and Central Africa so far.
Categories: Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives, Africa Palm Oil Initiative, Africa, Palm oil
Drivers of child labour, forced labour, inadequate health and safety, and land rights abuses and disputes in agriculture and forestry
30 October 2019This is part of a series of documents about social risks within responsible sourcing.
Category: Human Rights
Using social risk assessment in approaches to responsible sourcing of agricultural commodities
18 October 2019This is part of a series of documents about social risks within responsible sourcing.
Categories: Human Rights, Responsible Sourcing & Production
Engaging with Landscape Initiatives: updated for 2020
30 September 2019This is part of a series of documents about engaging with landscape initiatives.
Category: Landscape Approaches
SHARP: A Retrospective
27 August 2019Proforest served as the global secretariat for the SHARP partnership from 2013 to 2019. This document outlines some of the key highlights of the partnership during that time.
Categories: Smallholders, International, Palm oil, Soy, Rubber
Overview and Analyses of Key National Policies, Strategies and Action Plans, Cameroon
30 June 2019This is part of a series of policy and governance reviews relating to the agro-commodity production landscapes of Ghana, Cameroon and Indonesia.
Category: Human Rights
Agricultural Commodity Responsible Sourcing (ACRES): taking action within and beyond supply chains
7 June 2019This document is part of a series of briefing notes about responsible sourcing and production.
Category: Responsible Sourcing & Production
PES (Payments for Ecosystem Services) Project Directory
29 May 2019This document contains a directory of PES projects that have involved working with smallholders in tropical forest countries to protect watersheds, conserve biodiversity and minimise deforestation.
Category: Smallholders
Moving towards sustainable production: the Africa Palm Oil Initiative impact report
29 March 2019This document highlights some of the key successes of the Africa Palm Oil Initiative, and considers the next steps to be taken.
Categories: Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives, Africa Palm Oil Initiative, Palm oil
HCV Assessment Manual
1 March 2019This manual guides the HCV assessor through the different recommendations and requirements for the execution of an HCV assessment as part of the ALS (Assessor Licensing Scheme).
Category: Conservation & Land Use
Drivers of social risk
1 February 2019This is part of a series of documents about social risks within responsible sourcing.
Categories: Human Rights, Sugar
Supporting companies to work at a landscape scale
8 November 2018This document is part of a series of Production Landscape Briefings, giving an introduction to working at a landscape scale.
Categories: Landscape Approaches, Responsible Sourcing & Production